The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. As of today, Waste Management's share price is $212.70.
Waste Management's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $50.21. Hence, Waste Management's PS Ratio for today is 4.24.
Warning Sign:
Waste Management Inc stock PS Ratio (=4.24) is close to 10-year high of 4.25
The historical rank and industry rank for Waste Management's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
WM'
s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.35 Med: 2.69 Max: 4.25
Current: 4.24
During the past 13 years, Waste Management's highest PS Ratio was 4.25. The lowest was 1.35. And the median was 2.69.
WM's PS Ratio is ranked worse than 75.43% of 232
companies
in the Waste Management industry
Industry Median: 1.745
vs WM: 4.24
Waste Management Inc has shown predictable revenue and earnings growth.
During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Waste Management was 5.80% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 11.90% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 8.50% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 5.70% per year.
During the past 13 years, Waste Management's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 128.70% per year. The lowest was -35.20% per year. And the median was 5.60% per year.
Back to Basics: PS Ratio
Waste Management PS Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Waste Management's PS Ratio can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of Waste Management's PS Ratio
For the Waste Management subindustry, Waste Management's PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Waste Management's PS Ratio Distribution in the Waste Management Industry
For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Waste Management's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Waste Management's PS Ratio falls into.
Waste Management PS Ratio Calculation
The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks and it was first used by Ken Fisher.
Waste Management's Share Price of today is $212.70. Waste Management's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $50.21.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
The PS Ratio is an excellent valuation indicator if you want to compare a stock with its historical valuation or with the stocks in the same industry. The PS Ratio works especially well when you want to compare the stock's current valuation with its historical valuation. The PS Ratio is a great valuation tool for evaluating cyclical businesses where the PE Ratio works poorly. It works the best when comparing the current valuation with the historical valuation because over time, a company's profit margin tends to revert to the mean.
When the PS Ratio is applied to the whole stock market, it can be used to evaluate the current market valuation and projected returns. In this case, the price is the total market cap of all stocks that are traded, and sales are the GDP of the country. This is how Warren Buffett estimates the broad market valuation and project future returns.
The PS Ratio does not tell you how cheap or expensive the stock is. It cannot be used to compare companies in different industries. It works better for companies within the same industry because these companies tend to have similar capital structures and profit margins. It works the best when comparing a company with itself in the past.
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Waste Management (Waste Management) Business Description
WM ranks as the largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste services in the United States, operating 259 active landfills and about 337 transfer stations. The company serves residential, commercial, and industrial end markets and is also a leading recycler in North America.
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